NEW SERIES! The Prayer Snapshot: “Praying the Bible”
Have you ever been stuck in a prayer rut? Like your prayers feel dull and maybe even boring. Perhaps you find yourself praying the same things about the same things. We know that God hears all our prayers, even if they aren’t eloquent, lengthy, or different than yesterday’s prayer. But what if I told you there is a way to…
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4 Bible Verses for When You Feel Insecure
INSECURE: adjective (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious. Does this sound like you? We all deal with insecurities of varying shapes and sizes. Even when we overcome them, we still have to remain vigilant, fighting off sour thoughts and other things that stir up new feelings of insecurity. Like many women, I have struggled with serious…
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Praying through Scripture
Prayer is one of the ways we can satisfy our inbuilt longing for God. The Psalmist says, “As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for you, the living God” (Psalm 42:1-2a). Prayer helps us express our deep desire for God and encounter God’s presence. While there are many…
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4 Prayers For When Life Drags You Down
I so often feel blindsided by bad days. When I wake up in the morning, everything may seem normal: I wake up early and go for a run, my train arrives on time, my co-workers smile and greet me as I walk into my office. But then something unexpected happens. I return from work to find a $300 ticket on…
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3 Bible Verses for Restoring a Broken Heart
At a young age, many people begin to dream about the excitement of getting engaged. But when I got engaged, I felt terrified. Why? Because I had a secret: I was walking around with a broken heart. After being abandoned by my father—and having already gone through one failed engagement—my heart was in shambles. After being abandoned by my father—and…
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4 Psalms for When You’re Trapped in a Funk
Happiness is fickle, isn’t it? One moment you’re on top of the world, celebrating life’s biggest (and smallest) accomplishments. A moment later you’re up in arms, wondering how you arrived in such a dark place. You’re desperate to return to your “top of the world” self—but your former happiness feels beyond reach. Have you ever found yourself stuck in a…
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CityFest: How to Spark Bible Engagement in Your Community
The bustle of New York City always catches me off guard. “You’ll find people from every tribe and nation in New York,” my cab driver told me as we left Penn Station. Taxis, tourists, billboards, fast-paced locals—everyone seems to be meeting in this epic center of civilization. “Every language in the world is spoken here,” the cabbie added with a…
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